Is Alex Rodriguez [Red] #WC-4 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Alex Rodriguez [Red] #WC-4 sell for $19.00, only $0.00 above the $21.09 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($16.99) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $21.09
Grade 9.5: $19.00
PSA 9: $16.99
Gem premium: 0.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Alex Rodriguez [Red] #WC-4: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…	Sells for	Economy / bulk (~$25.00)	Standard (~$50.00)	Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9.5	$19.00	−$27.09	−$52.09	−$152
PSA 9	$16.99	−$29.10	−$54.10	−$154
PSA 8	$6.50	−$39.59	−$64.59	−$165

Net = sale price − $21.09 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

Expected value — how often does it need to gem?

Alex Rodriguez [Red] #WC-4: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$17.49	−$53.60
50%	$17.99	−$53.09
75%	$18.50	−$52.59

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Alex Rodriguez [Red] #WC-4 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$19.00
9	$16.99
8	$6.50

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